Trump Ditches `How's Your 401(k)?' for `Crime Will Fall!' Slogan
- President shifted message to border as stock market faltered
- Promised gains from 2017 tax overhaul haven’t materialized
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President Donald Trump has largely dropped “one of the great campaign lines” from his repertoire in recent months as a turbulent stock market made wild swings: “How’s your 401(k) doing?”
Trump’s repeated boasts about surging stocks and bulging retirement balances -- which dominated his speeches in late 2017 -- have faded away. Instead, the president shifted his political messaging to threats on the U.S.-Mexico border as partial government shutdown stretched for 35 days and investors became increasingly worried that trade tensions with China and others will weaken U.S. growth.